Distracted
driving regulations continue to be an area of interest for many
Canadian Radio Amateurs. These regulations are made and enforced by
provincial governments and can vary considerably from province to
province and over time. In Ontario, RAC Directors Allan Boyd, VE3AJB
(Ontario North/East) and Phil McBride, VA3QR (Ontario South) have been
working hard on this issue.

On December 15, 2017, the
Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) announced that the current
two-way radio exemption for “Amateur Radio operators and specified
commercial, public transit, and public function drivers will be extended
for a further three-years, effective January 1, 2018 until January 1,
2021.”

While
we were hoping for a permanent exemption, this decision by the MTO
ensures our continued ability to operate Amateur Radio apparatus while
mobile. RAC will continue to press for a permanent exemption going
forward.

Ontario Highway Traffic Act 2017
We understand it is illegal to use a device while driving, like a cell phone in the province of Ontario.

The below is the province legal document description that proves that Amateur HAM radio operator an exempt with HAM radios. Keep a copy in your car or mobile

For Amateur Radio Operator with a license certificate only Section 13.1 applies to us. We are NOT taxi driver, we are NOT couriers, we are NOT bus drive. Therefore ONLY Section 13.(1) (2) applies to us.

Section #13. is still - January 1, 2018

Consolidation Period: From December 17, 2015

Time-limited exemption for amateur radio operators

13. (1) Drivers who hold a valid radio operator certificate issued under the Radiocommunication Act (Canada) may drive a motor vehicle on a highway while holding or using a two-way radio. O. Reg. 366/09, s. 13 (1), O. Reg. 253/12, s. 3 (1).

REDDIT :: Amateur radio operators in Canada will not be allowed to use a radio while driving starting in 2018

That's not "Canada". that's Ontario. I realize it may surprise some people (especially if they are from the "center of the known universe"), but Ontario Provincial law does not cover the entire country Canada.